Today is the 2nd last day for the submission of feedback and comments regarding the public display for the Melaka Aerorail. TRANSIT has issued the following submission The Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit (TRANSIT) wishes to express its concerns about the Melaka Aerorail project, an intermediate capacity transit system consisting of two phases […]
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TRANSIT took note of this letter in the New Straits Times which discusses some of the problems on the KL-Seremban KTM Komuter service. KOMUTER SCRAMBLE: Not a platform for the infirm 2009/09/18 SAMUEL YESUIAH, Seremban THERE was total mayhem on the Rawang-Seremban platform at the KL Sentral station on Saturday. It all started about noon […]
Detailed information about the public display for the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT extension can be found at the posting Public Display for LRT Extensions or our special Updates page. A list of objections can be found here and feedback forms can be found here. Our postings about the Public Display has led to an […]
Public Consultation for public transport in Malaysia is a lot different from public consultation in other parts of the world. This is, as you might expect, a result of a “government knows best” mentality that directs the whole planning process. In Malaysia, planning takes place in stages too – but decision making is sometimes ad […]
Update: Prasarana has proposed an alternative location for the integrated depot in Puchong – requiring a second 3-months public display. Click here for more information. Updated with new photos, images and articles! Important NOTE: Now that the Public Display is completed there will be a lot of work sorting out the information and reining in […]
TRANSIT takes note that the public notice for the extension of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line (a.k.a. LRT Sistem 2 KL) from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights has been filed and an announcement has been made public. A scanned copy of the announcement is here, with a summary of the announcement posted below. TRANSIT will […]
In the 5 years that Prasarana has owned the assets of the two LRT operators (STAR and PUTRA) and two bus operators (INTRAKOTA and Cityliner), not much has changed. Sure, the operations have been merged under one company, RapidKL, and the buses have been integrated into a single system. But there has been little change […]
TRANSIT is updating information on KTMB services in line with the upcoming Raya / Balik Kampung as well as updates on the website for Komuter services with information about shuttle trains and feeder buses. KTMB Financial Restructuring KTMB seeks to get back on track 25 August 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will consult […]
Update: Please note, this post refers to the Kota Damansara – Cheras MRT line as proposed in 2009, and not the Sg. Buloh – Kajang MRT line proposed in 2010 (which went to public display on 14 Feb 2011). A great deal of discussion has already been taking place about the Kota Damansara to Cheras […]
The members of TRANSIT noted with interest the official ground breaking of a new project at KL Sentral Lot G, to be called NU Sentral. The ground-breaking by Prime Minister Najib took many opportunities to highlight the role of KL Sentral as Malaysia’s “Integrated Transport Hub”. One important piece of information was the mention of […]
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